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Twins Trounce Toronto

am800-sports-baseball-toronto-blue jays-twins-1.4206831 TORONTO, ON - JULY 24: Joe Mauer #7 of the Minnesota Twins slides safely into second base on a two-base error in the sixth inning during MLB game action as Devon Travis #29 of the Toronto Blue Jays attempts to make the tag at Rogers Centre on July 24, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) (Joe Mauer of the Twins slides safely into second base during MLB game action as Devon Travis of the Jays attempts to make the tag at Rogers Centre on July 24, 2018 in Toronto. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images))

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Minnesota rolls over the Blue Jays 50 at Rogers Centre

Jose Berrios pitched seven shutout innings for his 10th win of the season and Eduardo Escobar hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Blue Jays 5-0.

Berrios (10-7) allowed four hits, walked one and struck out nine in a 102-pitch performance to help the Twins down Toronto for a second straight night.

Relievers Trevor Hildenberger and Ryan Pressly kept the shutout intact.

Escobar hit his 15th homer of the season in the eighth inning, sending a 3-2 offering from Canadian reliever John Axford over the right-field wall to break open the game.

Robbie Grossman had an RBI double and Brian Dozier drove in a run on a sacrifice fly for Minnesota (46-53).

The Blue Jays (46-54) had just five hits, with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. accounting for two of them.

He singled twice to tie Al Woods' 1997 Toronto record for most multi-hit games by a rookie (seven).